Young Kabul man found dead in Parwan

CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Bullet-riddled body of a young man has been found in central Parwan province, an official said on Monday.

Col. Agha Farha, the provincial crime branch chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the deceased was a 25-year-old resident of Paghman district in central Kabul province. The body was found in Dawlana, a locality on the outskirts of Parwan capital, Charikar.

The slain person had been shot four times in the chest, he said, adding initial investigations showed the deceased belonged to Parachi village of Paghman district.

The body had been moved to the provincial civil hospital for a postmortem and police had started investigation to identify the killers and the motive behind his murder.